UPTON WANTS IRISH BELT FOR HIS GRANDAD
The unbeaten super-welterweightās grandfather, Liam āGillsā Upton was a leading amateur for the Emerald Isle during the 1950s and ā60s and Pauly says heāll give his all to make him proud.
āMy granddad is getting older now so it would be nice to win that belt and take it down to him,ā Pauly said. āIām sure heāll be thrilled to see the title and to have a professional Irish champion in the family.
āHe boxed hundreds of times as an amateur and won most of his fights, but he never turned pro so I canāt wait to turn up on his doorstep with the title over my shoulder.ā
With his younger siblings, Anthony and Sonny, also pressing towards title opportunities, Pauly admits there is some friendly rivalry, but heās confident of becoming the familyās first titlist.
āWe all have a bit of a laugh about it and thereās some friendly banter,ā he said. āThey want to be champions too so itāll nice to the first.
āIām the oldest and I was the first to make my debut so winning a belt first will be brilliant and I canāt see any reason why I canāt pull it off.
āTerry Maughan is obviously a good opponent and heās got experience of boxing over ten rounds, but Iāve seen a clip on him on YouTube and I think I have the tools to beat him and take that belt home.ā
Maughan and Upton top a quality bill.
Market Harboroughās Reuben Arrowsmith will be looking to extend his unbeaten start to life as a pro against Boltonās Chris Jenkinson whilst fellow unbeaten prospect, Swadlincoteās Zach Parker, faces Lithuanian Vaidas Balciauskas.
Northampton duo Jamie Spence and debutant Drew Brown are also in action.
Spence takes on Czech Republicās Daniel Bazo whilst Brown faces Halesowen-based road warrior Kevin McCauley.
Midlands Area super-welterweight champion Jason Welborn completes the card against Czech scrapper Michal Vosyka.
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